Posted on Oct 19, 2016
Unseating the Caliphate: Contrasting the Challenges of Liberating Fallujah and Mosul | Combating...
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"Mosul will be harder to take because Islamic State fighters are less likely to flee in large numbers. It may be possible to make significant progress in the coming weeks because of weakening Islamic State capabilities and morale and the emergence of resistance forces in the city providing key intelligence, as well as successful cooperation so far between Baghdad and Erbil. But the large number of rival Iraqi actors and regional powers—particularly Iran and Turkey—jockeying for position in Mosul means that unless their conflicting agendas can be resolved, any victory in securing the city could be fleeting."
Unseating the Caliphate: Contrasting the Challenges of Liberating Fallujah and Mosul | Combating...
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Posted 8 y ago
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Rommel said in his Attacks book to bypass or avoid the cities and built up areas. Surrounding Mosul should be considered. Starve them out!
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LTC Eric Udouj
Excellent point - the tactics being used are closer to that of the the Italians used for planning the First Isonzo then they are for mobile warfare in which one places the mobility and speed of the force into allowing for encirclement by penetrating through weak areas and forcing a defender to spread his resources or risk encirclement. Is there an encirclement of Mosul? Nope. But the real question is how capable is the IS commander - and how has he planned for this fight. If he is good - then he will already anticipate what the Iraqi forces will do and where... and be waiting for something to occur. ....
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The ISIS fighters are more fanatical and will last longer and Go Suicide every chance they get and make this battle amor complexed then the first time... It's a Shame BHO Shot off His mouth and Pulled The US out too early ... and allowed the fledgling Army be cut down and nearly destroyed,... by his creation " ISIL"...
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13 pages. I read part of it but I put in a 12 hour day at my civilian Bob. Thank you,Sir for the great ODP!
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LTC Eric Udouj
Probably the most detailed review that have seen -- and something that would have thought would have been done earlier by someone. It took two goes for me to finish it.
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